That’s Novel Reading

About That’s Novel Reading

One self-proclaimed, avid reader and one reluctant reader, discussing contemporary, young adult literature. Sounds like the opening to an epic tale, but really this is just the journey of two middle school teachers who are embarking on a quest to find the best books for kids. Recognizing that they represent two bookends of the reading spectrum, Scott and Katie, are looking to find the books that will speak to students’ minds and hearts (and maybe get one or two of them to pick up a book every once in a while). But, I guess, that’s just novel reading. Logo Credit: @fearlessfallon (Instagram)

Publisher

Scott and Katie

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Feb 2023

Latest episode

8 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2025

   Books that We Keep Coming Back To

   The first novel short of the season delves into Scott and Katie’s opinions about rereading books. As they are both on opposite sides of this argument, tune in to this episode as they discuss their personal preferences, and maybe Katie can even convince Scott to join her side.

2. 

   2 Oct 2025

   Books that Start Important Conversations

   Scott and Katie begin Season 4 of That’s Novel Reading by discussing their choose-your-own-adventure book from last year. After hearing Katie’s short explanation, Scott chose to read What Happened to Rachel Riley? By Claire Swinarski. Listen in as Scott and Katie discuss the importance of this book and why they believe it should be required reading for every middle schooler.

3. 

   10 Sept 2025

   Books that Gear Us Up for the Summer

   In this season finale, Scott and Katie decided to wrap up the season a bit earlier to start preparing for the next. Join them this week as they preview three books for each other to choose to read to start the next season. You’ll even get to hear some of Scott’s poetry writing skills! Thanks for a great third season, and we look forward to seeing you all in the next!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Books guests

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